Principal Cadastral Officer
Department of Land Reform and Rural Development
- Location
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Salary (as advertised)
- R413 001 per year
- Minimum qualification
- Certificate / N-level / trade
- Closing date
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In brief
**Overview** The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development is seeking a Principal Cadastral Officer to join its Examination Services Directorate. This role, based in Cape Town, Western Cape, involves the comprehensive management, examination, and maintenance of cadastral documents and associated data. The position offers a salary of R413 001 per annum (Level 08). **What you will do** * Capture, maintain, and update alpha-numeric data for simple and complex cadastral documents, including mathematical consistency checks and data verification for new land parcels. * Update cadastral survey databases by adding or amending approved documents to maintain an electronic alpha-numeric repository. * Capture and verify simple and complex historical cadastral documents. * Perform complicated maintenance of cadastral documents, including withdrawal, cancellation, deduction, and endorsement in accordance with legislated processes. * Attend to complex amendments of approved and registered cadastral documents. * Manage cadastral records within the archive, including insertion of new documents, extraction, refiling, and repair. * Conduct technical examination of simple and complex cadastral documents such as diagrams, general plans, survey records, and sectional title plans. * Update noting sheets with newly approved cadastral land parcels. * Research and supply cadastral information to both internal and external clients, including aerial photographs, rectified imagery, and maps from National Geospatial Information (NGI). * Carry out basic research into cadastral survey information pertaining to land parcel boundaries for clients and Land Reform initiatives. * Capture, maintain, and update spatial data for simple and complex cadastral documents, including checking for spatial overlaps prior to approval. * Research possible sources of error if overlaps are detected and address them appropriately, utilizing cadastral survey calculation principles. * Scan all cadastral documents upon approval, amendment, endorsement, or withdrawal, execute quality checking, and link deposited scanned images to alpha-numeric data. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Minimum requirements:** * Grade 12 Certificate. * National Certificate in Geomatics or Survey Officer Certificate (NQF Level 5). * Minimum of 6 years geomatics post qualification experience in a geomatics or cadastral survey environment. * **Job related knowledge:** * Geographical Information Systems Software and fundamentals. * Surveyor-General’s Office Standard Operating Procedures and processes. * Cadastral Surveys. * **Job related skills:** * Problem solving and analysis. * Decision making. * Team leadership. * Creativity. * Customer focus and responsiveness. * Communication (verbal and written). * Computer literacy. * Planning and organising. * Conflict management. * Negotiation. **Who should apply** Candidates with a Grade 12 Certificate and a National Certificate in Geomatics or Survey Officer Certificate (NQF Level 5) are invited to apply. The ideal applicant will possess a minimum of 6 years of post-qualification experience in a geomatics or cadastral survey environment. Essential knowledge includes Geographical Information Systems Software, Surveyor-General’s Office Standard Operating Procedures, and Cadastral Surveys. Applicants should also demonstrate strong problem-solving, decision-making, team leadership, creativity, customer focus, communication, computer literacy, planning, conflict management, and negotiation skills. The Department's Employment Equity targets for this position include Indian and White Males, and African, Coloured and Indian Females, as well as Persons with Disabilities. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/department-of-land-reform-and-rural-development-vacancies-circular-36-of-2026#spani-ref-3-1-1-1-2026-272 Source: govpage
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